Storm Bert’s 80mph climate bomb to bash Brits with 2,000 mile ‘Atlantic torment’
Hurricane-force 80mph weather bomb Storm Bert will bash Britain again tomorrow – as the worst autumn storm for 14 years sees travel mayhem from 16 inches’ snow, gales, 24ft waves and floods.
The 2,000 mile-wide Atlantic torment will buffet the South tomorrow, dumping up to six inches’ rain, after hammering the North today. Power cuts hit as roads, rail lines and airports were shut by snow. At least one person was killed in the storm.
A man in his 60s has died after a tree fell on a car on the A34 near Winchester, Hampshire Police said. The force was called at 7.47am to the southbound carriageway between Kings Worthy and Winnall and found the driver of a black Mercedes E350 dead at the scene.
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Dozens of Christmas market and lights events across the country were called off, with festive shoppers blasted. Blizzards and over a foot of snow hit the North, with near-nationwide gales continuing into tomorrow peaking at over 74mph hurricane-force.
At least an inch of rain for most this weekend is continuing, with up to six inches in the West. Flood warnings are being worsened by snow melt, with sudden 16C highs brought by Bert. 20ft waves are due on south-west coasts tomorrow, with 24ft of Scotland’s west coast.
Super-sized Bert’s gales are hitting from Iceland to Portugal – as shown on a weather map. (attached) – and blustery showers continue Monday. Bert is Britain’s strongest and most widespread autumn snow storm since 2010.
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It became a ‘double weather bomb’ as it strengthened as its air pressure plunged by around 48 milibars in 24 hours, double the 24 millibars needed to qualify as a ‘weather bomb,’ Met Office forecasts showed. BBC weatherman Simon King said: “It’s an awful weekend of weather. Storm Bert is a weather bomb, and strong winds and rain will continue into Sunday.”
The Weather Outlook forecaster Brian Gaze said: “The worst conditions in the South could be on Sunday.” A Met Office forecaster said: “Storm Bert will lead to disruption through the weekend.” The Environment Agency said: “Flooding from rivers and surface water is possible on Sunday, with ongoing river flooding possible into Monday and Tuesday.”
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